on June 2nd, 2009 by chrisolds
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on June 2nd, 2009 by zman40
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on June 2nd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
On this day back in 1987, Ken Griffey Jr. was selected as the 1st pick taken in baseball’s professional draft. At just 17 years of age, the sky was the limit for ‘The Kid’ that was born to play professional baseball.
Having grown up around big league players and ball parks during his entire youth, Griffey [...]
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Tracy Hackler
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
We once again fell well short of our goal of getting more than 300 entries in the Beat
the Blogger contest, but the good news is we’ll give it another shot this week,
and if we can eclipse the 300 mark, one lucky
winner
will claim the authentic, signed Chipper Jones jersey that the Blogger is just
dying to give away.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest, the idea is simple.
The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then selects his choices for the winners
of those matchups. Contestants enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on
the “Comment” section below the post with the matchups and then select their
own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a “Doubler” and
you will receive an extra point if you’re correct so don’t forget to designate your
“Doubler” pick and increase your chances of winning. If you Beat The Blogger’s
total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly
prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian
Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish
Hunter and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest and that’s where the Chipper Jones jersey comes into play. If we
can get more than 300 entries this week, the weekly winner will receive the
Jones jersey so we need everybody to 
spread
the word about the contest so we can reach our goal.
This week’s matchups are posted below so make sure you get your picks posted
1/2 hour before the start of the first game on Saturday to be eligible.
And don’t forget to spread the word about how easy it is to win playing Beat The Blogger
so we can reach our goal of more than 300 entries this week.
This week’s Matchups w/Blogger’s picks in parenthesis
Saturday June 6
MLB
Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (Yankees)
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (Chicago)
Philadelphia at Los Angeles Dodgers (Philadelphia)
Milwaukee at Atlanta (Atlanta)
Arizona at San Diego (Arizona)
NHL
Pittsburgh at Detroit (Detroit)
June 7
Kansas City at Toronto (Toronto) (Doubler)
Texas at Boston (Boston)
Pittsburgh at Houston (Pittsburgh)
NBA
Orlando at Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers)
Good Luck and Spread the word.
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on June 2nd, 2009 by zman40
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Tuff Stuff
By now, most have heard about the impending investigation going on at
the University of Memphis, where former “student-athlete” (and I use
that term very loosely) Derrick
Rose is being accused of knowingly submitting a falsified SAT test score. Apparently,
someone at Rose’s high school (Simeon, H.S. on Chicago’s south side) changed Rose’s
grade from a D to a C which allowed him to meet the academic requirements at Memphis
where he went onto to lead the Tigers to withing a couple of buckets of winning the National
Championship in 2007, Rose’s one and only season with the Tigers.
If you’re like me, you’re not the least bit surprised by the allegations, as this
isn’t the first time (and certainly won’t be the last) an athlete has been given a
free pass or school officials have looked the other way when it comes to a star athlete’s
less-than-stellar academic qualifications. The 
problem
I have with the whole thing is that from everything I’ve read, the only punishment
that could be handed out to Rose, is some negative publicity to his otherwise unblemished
reputation.
Don’t get me wrong, the school officials at Simeon who doctored the scores
and then looked the other way at the time of the wrongdoing are the ones that should
be held accountable. They are the ones who knowingly altered test scores for Rose
and who’s to say that this type of procedure hasn’t been pulled off countless other
times before the latest scandal became public?
But what about Rose himself? He obviously knew he didn’t receive the grade he was
ultimately given? He obviously knew that if he didn’t meet the academic criteria at
Memphis his NBA future would be forced to wait until he could find another school
with lower standards, go to a Junior College, work on getting his grades up to par
and then transferring to a D-1 school and ultimately doing the one-and-done thing
before embarking on a career in the NBA. Shouldn’t he be punished in some way as well?
Both he and now-former Memphis coach John Calipari will both undoubtedly walk
away from the whole incident unscathed while some scapegoat at Simeon High School
who takes in $45,000 a year will ultimately lose his job while the other two will
continue to make their millions and smile all the way to the bank.
Not sure what the punishment for something like this should be. Perhaps Rose should
have to take the test again today and continue to take it again and again until he
meets the original requirements. Maybe he should be banned from playing professionally
until he meets the standards that he pretended to meet back in 2007? My guess is that
is this proposed rule were to be put into place, the NBA would have a hard time filling
out its rosters each year.
While I don’t claim to have all the answers to problems such as this, I do know that
accountability is the key here. If you knowingly cheated, you should be punished and
punished severely. There is no statute of limitations with something like this. If
you’re found to have cheated 10, 15 even 25 years after the fact, you should be punished
just the same as someone found guilty of cheating the day after the test scores were
calculated. With no ramifications for actions such as this, who can blame young adults
for looking to take the easy way out?
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dave and Adam's Card World
We just received in more Matt Ryan Autographed Memorabilia items. The 2008 NFL Rookie of the Year enjoyed a stellar rookie season, leading the Atlanta Falcons into the NFL Playoffs. 2009 looks to be another promising year for Ryan and the Falcons, who added another offensive weapon in Tony Gonzalez this offseason.
How do you think [...]
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on June 2nd, 2009 by chrisolds
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dave and Adam's Card World
Thanks to everyone who entered our Box Break Contests.
The winners are:
2009 Topps Finest Baseball: Andrew C.
2008/09 UD SP Rookie Threads Basketball: Melissa S.
2008/09 UD Black Diamond Hockey: Ryan G.
2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces: Jay G.
Winner were selected at random, and will be contacted to receive their cards from the box breaks.
Thanks to all who participated! There [...]
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on June 2nd, 2009 by PunkRockPaint
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on June 2nd, 2009 by chemgod
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dinged Corners
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on June 2nd, 2009 by 30-Year Old Cardboard
On this day, the immortal Babe Ruth retired from the game 74 years ago. He was 40 years old.
At the time of his retirement, Ruth was the leader of many career records in major league baseball. The sport’s all-time single season and career home run hitter, most walks received, highest slugging percentage, were some of [...]
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on June 2nd, 2009 by steveisjewish
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dan
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on June 2nd, 2009 by Dave
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on June 2nd, 2009 by chemgod
Player’s Name: Eric Staal
Player’s Current Team: Carolina Hurricanes
Player’s Current Address: c/o Carolina Hurricanes, RBC Center, 1400 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Date Sent out: 12/5/09
Date Returned: 4/8/09 (124 days)
Why go after this autograph: Living in North Carolina, there isn’t a whole lot when it comes to pro sports. Especially living in [...]
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